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Referee Miguel Ayza Gamez has claimed that Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos insulted him after the Spain international was shown a red card in the Blancos' 4-0 Copa del Rey win over Celta Vigo at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday.

Ramos was handed a second yellow card for kicking out at Augusto Fernandez in the 73rd minute of the encounter, and the 26-year-old verbally attacked him before walking off as he felt he was being treated unfairly.

"You're a crook. You have been trying to f*** us all game long," the defender repeatedly said to the referee, according to his post-match report.

The centre-back then went on to insult the fourth official, too, before making way to the dressing room.

"On his way out, he approached the fourth official, saying: 'It's the same as always you scoundrels.'"

Meanwhile, Ramos has acknowledged that he verbally attacked the referee after his dismissal.

"I am disappointed with the red card. I know this referee for quite some time now and I have never had a good feeling about him.

"Sometimes you say things in the heat of the moment that you shouldn't say. I apologise for that."

Madrid qualified for the quarter-final of the competition following Wednesday's victory, after losing the first leg 2-1.